Nail stripper



April 22, 11941. E. E. WERNER 2,239,209

NAIL STRIPPER Filed Oct. 5, 1958 2 Sheets-Sheet l April 22, 1941. E. E. WERNER NAIL STRIPPER Filed Oct. 5, 1958 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Apr. 22, 1941 NAIL STRIPPER Emil E. Werner, Lodi, Calif., assignor of one-half to Lydia E. W. Felts, Glendale, Calif.

Application October 3, 1938, Serial No. 233,088

5 Claims.

My invention relates to nail holders and more particularly to that class known as nail strippers.

One of the principal objects of my invention is to provide a nail stripper equipped with means whereby nails are automatically fed into a readily accessible nail extracting position.

Another object of my invention is to provide a device of the above described character equipped with adjustable means for varying the feed of nails being fed to the extracting position.

A further object of my invention is to provide a device of the above described character equipped with means for accumulating nails accidentally discharged during the feeding operation whereby the same may be readily introduced into the stripper for use. 1

A still further object of my invention is to Fig. 1 is a side elevation of my invention illustrating the same carried by a nailer.

Fig. 2 is a rear elevation of my invention on an enlarged scale.

Fig. 3 is a sectional View taken on a line 3-3 of Figure 1.

Fig. 4 is a vertical sectional view taken on the line 4--4 of Figure 3 and looking towards the front of the stripper and depicting the arrangement of the chute with respect to the hopper and subjacently arranged tray.

Fig. 5 is a detail vertical sectional view taken on the line 5-5 of Figure 1 and looking towards the rear of the stripper and depicting the rear ends of the rail members extending through the opening formed in the rear wall of the frame.

Fig. 6 is a horizontal sectional view taken on the line 6-6 of Figure 3 and looking towards the bottom of the stripper and depicting the arrangement of the track with respect to the tray and the means for adjusting the track with respect to horizontality and relative lateral adjustment of the rails of the track.

Fig. 7 is a detail vertical sectional view taken on the line 1-7 of Figure 3 and looking towards the lower end of the chute and illustrating the manner in which the track is connected to said lower end of the chute.

Fig. 8 is a detail vertical sectional view taken on the line 88 of Figure 3 and illustrating the positioning of the rails of the track with respect to the adjusting means therefor.

Fig. 9 is a disassembled perspective view of the means for efiecting adjustment of the track to vary the inclination thereof and to effect lateral adjustment of the rails of the track with respect to each other.

Fig. 10 is a sectional view taken on the plane of the line liilll of Figure 3 and illustrating the track in its uppermost adjusted position and the rail members in their maximum spaced positions with respect to each other.

Fig. 11 is a view similar to Figure 10 but illustrating the track in its lowermost adjusted position and the rail members in their minimum spaced positions with respect to each other.

In practising my invention I provide a frame it] of a substantially U-shaped construction having a hopper H secured in the upper end thereof by means of rivets l2. Pivotally connected to the front end of the hopper II, as at I3, is a chute l4 having inclined side walls l5 for receiving nails discharged from the hopper H. The chute i l is provided with a nail receiving track I! (see Figure 4) on which are received nails discharged from the chute I4. The track ll comprises a pair of parallel spaced rail members iii, the outer ends of which extend through an opening it formed in the frame [0. The opposite ends of the rail members are provided with laterally offset sections |6a which terminate in upwardly extending portions Nib for eifecting jointure with the chute I4. The portions iii!) are spaced apart sufiiciently to permit the passage of nail heads as illustrated in Figure 7 of the drawings and for a purpose hereinafter set forth. Obviously, nails discharged from the hopper into the inclined chute M will, due to the inclination of the walls l5, adjust themselves in sucha manner that the shanks thereof will project downwardly between the walls It and the head sections engage said walls to efi'ect suspending engagement with the faces of the walls.

Due to the inclination of the chute M, the nails will gravitate onto the track H, the shanks extending between the rail members and the head supported thereby in overlapped relation. The inclination of the rail members is such as to cause the nailsto gravitate towards the frame, the frame serving to limit the gravitation thereof. In this position, as clearly illustrated in Figures 3 and 7, the nails may be extracted for use between the portions Mb of the rail members at the jointure with the chute l4, the portions E62) being of a sumcient width to permit the passage of the nail heads therethrough as heretofore stated.

Mounted on the lower end of the frame iii is a tray support having bottom, side and front walls it, 29 and 2|, respectively, in which is positioned a tray 22 fashioned with a downwardly extending top wall 23 formed with a longitudinally extending slot 24. The wall 2! extends upwardiy in front of the tray 22 and coacts therewith to prevent accidental dislodgement of the tray from the tray support. Nails accidentally dislodged from the chute it will be received by the tray 22 and guided therein through the slot 24 by means of the inclined top 23. When the tray 22 becomes filled or it is desired to refill the hopper H, the tray is elevated at the front end thereof over the wall 2|, withdrawn from the tray support and the contents thereof emptied into the hopper II. A suitable cover 25 is pivoted to the hopper, as at 26, and retains the nails therein for discharge onto the chute 14. The side walls of the chute M are secured in spaced relation by means of a bolt 2'! secured thereto by suitable nuts.

The tray support and the lower end of the frame it, on the rear side thereof, have secured thereto a strap 28 adapted to be secured about the waist of the operator and another strap 29 is secured to the strap 28 and extends over the shoulders of the operator for connection with the rear wall of the hopper H, as indicated at 38, the same being clearly illustrated in Figures 1 and ,2 of the drawings.

Pivotally connected to the upper end section of the hopper H, adjacent the chute end thereof is a gate 32 adjustable relative to the open end of the hopper by engagement with an arcuate shaped rack member 33 secured to one of the side walls of the hopper whereby to govern the flow of nails from the hopper into the chute. A handle an is connected to the gate for permitting ready adjustment of the same.

Secured to the frame IE! is a guide member 3'! having sides formed with guideways 31a and fashioned with an opening 38 registering with the opening l8 and through which the ends of the rail members it extend. Slidably mounted Within the guideways 31d of the member 31 and frictionally engaging the sides thereof is a slide 39 fashioned with guideways 38a and with a horizontally extending slot 39?] through which the ends of the rail members extend and which permits raising or lowering of the rail members upon operation of said slide 353 to adjust the inclination of the track I'I. Slidably mounted within the guideways 39a and overlying the slide 39 is a plate 4%! fashioned with a pair of upwardly and outwardly extending slots 48a through which the ends of the rail members It project. The sides of the plate frictionally engage the walls defining the guideways 33a of the slide 39. The slide 39 and plate ii! are equipped with finger-pieces 4i and Ma respectively whereby the same may be adjusted relative to each other and to the member 31.

Obviously, by moving the slide 39 and plate t0 together, the inclination of the track I! may be varied to govern the flow of nails discharged from the chute i i, reference being had to Figures is) and 11 wherein the'track is disclosed in its uppermost and lowermost positions respectively. By adjusting the slide 39 with respect to the plate 45, the inclined Walls of the slot 40a serve to vary the space between the rail members It whereby nails of various sizes may be slidably accommodated therebetween, Figures 10 and 1 depicting the maximum and minimum spacing of the rail members It relative to each other respectively.

it is to be understood that the motions of the operator or nailer during nailing operations will automatically cause the nails to be discharged from the hopper ll onto the chute It in the foregoing described manner. While my device as shown and described is constructed for the use of right-handed operators, it is to be understood that the same may be constructed for left-handed operators by arranging various parts in opposite order.

While I have shown and described my invention in connection with the use of nails, it is to be distinctly understood that screws and the like may be used and that the structure may be modified to accommodate such articles without departing from the spirit of the invention or scope of the appended claims.

What I claim is:

1. A device of the character described, comprising, a frame, a hopper mounted in said frame at the upper end thereof, a chute subjacent said hopper and pivotally connected thereto and provided with a nail receiving track extending through and adjustable relative to said frame, adjustable means mounted on the frame and connected to said track and operable with respect to the frame to vary the inclination of said chute and track relative to said hopper, and a tray subjacent said track and carried by said frame for receiving nails or the like accidentally dislodged from said chute.

2. A device of the character described, comprising, a frame formed with an opening, a hopper mounted in said frame at the upper end thereof, a chute subjacent said hopper and pivotally connected to the latter'and provided with nail receiving rail members extending through said opening to permit adjustment of said members with respect to said frame, adjustable means mounted on said frame and connected to said rail members and operable with respect to said frame to vary the inclination of said chute and rail members relative to said hopper, and a tray subjacent said chute and carried by said frame for receiving nails or the like accidentally dislodged from said chute.

3. A nail stripper comprising a frame, a hopper mounted in said frame, a chute subjacent said hopper and pivotally connected thereto and having a nail receiving track extending through and adjustable relative to said frame, adjustable means mounted on said frame and connected to said track and operable to vary the inclination of said chute and track relative to said hopper.

4. A nail stripper comprising a frame formed with an opening, a hopper mounted in said frame, a chute subjacent said hopper and pivotally' connected thereto and provided with nail receiving rail members extending through said opening to permit adjustment of said members with respect to said frame, adjustable means mounted on the frame and connected to said rail members and operable with respect to the frame to vary the inclination of said chute relative to said hopper.

5. A nail stripper comprising a frame formed with an opening, a hopper mounted in said frame,

a chute subjacent said hopper and pivptally con nected thereto, rail members conifcted to said chute and laterally adjustable h respect to each other and extending through said opening to permit adjustment of said meii'ibers with 'respect to said frame; slide mearisfinounted on said frame and connected to said-"rail members and opereiiie to vary the inclination of said chute with respect to said hopper, and an adjustable blate associated with said means for effecting relative lateral adjustment of said rail members upon operation of said means with respect to said frame.

EMIL E. WERNER. 

